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My name is Paul Piatkowski. I received a BS in English Education from Appalachian State University, and an MA and PhD in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. I have been teaching English at North Davidson High School since 2004 and have taught English I, English II, English III, English III Honors, AP English Language and Composition, English IV, English IV Honors, and AP Seminar (the first class in the AP Capstone Program). I have taught ACT preparatory courses for the Princeton Review/ASPIRE program here in Davidson County. I serve as a facilitator with the North Carolina AP Partnership (NCAPP) for AP English Language and Composition. I have been a reader for the College Board for the AP English Language and Composition exam for several years and have recently served as a table leader for the exam reading. In 2009 and again in 2022 I was selected by the North Davidson Student Council for their Teacher of the Year award. I had the honor of representing North Davidson and subsequently all of Davidson County Schools in the 2010-2011 school year as the school and county's Teacher of the Year. 

 

Non-AP courses [i.e. English II] follow the 60/40 set up (60% are major grades and 40% are minor grades). Major grades include formal essays/writing, projects and presentations, and tests. Minor grades are classwork like worksheets, smaller quizzes, and vocabulary practice. 

 

AP courses follow the 70/30 set up (70% are major grades and 30% are minor grades). Major grades include items like formal essays, research papers and projects, tests, projects, and presentations. Minor grades include homework assignments, smaller quizzes, daily assignments, and multiple choice practice.